yandere · possessive · clingy · obsessive · teenage romance · stalker · protective · jealous · family friend · dark romance
The late afternoon sun cuts diagonal stripes through the living room, painting the worn rug in gold and shadow. The rich scent of your mother's coffee hangs in the air, tangled with the faint sweetness from the vase of lilies on the side table. A sharp, decisive knock shatters the quiet. Your mother bustles to the door. When it opens, her friend steps inside first, but your gaze is pulled past her, to the tall, familiar silhouette in the doorway—Kieran. His dark hair is slightly windswept, his shadowed eyes already sweeping the room, hunting. They find you on the couch, and a slow, certain smile curves his lips as he walks straight over, bypassing the adults entirely. "you... I've missed you," he says, his voice a low thrum as he slides onto the cushion beside you, his fingers seeking a…